Esther Mcvey

[Scarlett]

Do you have any thoughts on Esther McVey?

[ludwig]

Political lightweight.

[youngmafbog]

Not PM material - yet. Time will tell but she will need to get shot of that awful accent.

[agchristie]

I couldn't care less how a person looks or sounds. It's what lies beneath that counts.

What is needed for this country at this critical stage, is someone who can get a grip on their Party issues and hit the ground running in restoring much needed faith in the political system and steer the country forward.

It's a big ask for any of the candidates but someone has to take the bull by the horns and get on with it.

[ichkeria]

Ah yes, the “lies beneath”

Did Boris Johnson seriously say he’d use the £35 million “saved” in a No Deal to cut higher rates of income tax?
I wonder how that would be phrased on the side of a bus ;-)

[youngmafbog]

Where did he say that then?

[douglas9401]

It would be three words, ichkeria, the first having four letters and the last two being 'you, plebs'.

[Scarlett]

What I don't understand is why we have these awful cartoon characters who are essentially actors, pretending to be politicians. They have often got their job through either nepotism or because they are a meglomaniac; they've tried acting and presenting and everything else, and now they want to rule the world. This is more about their sense of inadequacy linked to their childhood more than anything else. Also, if we are a democracy, why can't WE vote for the PM? We didn't vote for David Cameron- he appointed himself with shared duties from the Liberal Democrats, which never happened. Then poor old Teresa May (robot programmed to do and say what parliament told her to), and now some other complete waste of space. Surely there are people out there who genuinely care about the country, kindness and support for those who need it, who believe in fairness, and who can run the country without all these ridiculous hysterics and dramatics? I guess I am looking at Jeremy Corbyn, or someone like him. But Esther? Failed TV presenter, DESPERATE to prove herself for some reason, horrid horrid horrid to people who are down on their luck, no morals and no genuine feelings for humanity. Let's get rid of all politicians and all vote on individual policies via a website; the arguments for and against are provided by an unbiased video on each policy, and every person has the option of voting from home. Cos this is bleedin' ridiculous at the moment.

[agchristie]

Esther's vow to sack all Remainers from the Cabinet isn't going to do her popularity any good or unite the Party is it?

[feebletoe1492]

Hitler in knickers

[agchristie]

//I guess I am looking at Jeremy Corbyn, or someone like him//

One is bad enough...

[jim360]

ymb: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48577579

[ichkeria]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48577579

Glad I wasn’t taking a sip of coffee when reading feebletoe’s comment.
Naughty ;-)

[ichkeria]

Sorry Jim ;-)

[bednobs]

she reminds me a lot of toyah

[youngmafbog]

From the Telegraph:
The move, which will cost an estimated £9.6 billion a year, will save people thousands of pounds on their tax bill. It will be funded from the £26.6 billion of "fiscal headroom" that is currently set aside by the Treasury for no-deal preparations.

From the BBC
The former foreign secretary told the Telegraph he would use money currently set aside for a no-deal Brexit to raise the 40% tax rate threshold to £80,000

The BBC seem to have missed a few words out, I wonder why?

Thanks anyway Jim.

[mushroom25]

//if we are a democracy, why can't WE vote for the PM? //

in a General Election, the electorate does not vote for a prime minister; the electorate votes for an MP to represent them. once all the MPs are elected, the person invited by the head of state to form a government becomes PM. this is the person most likely to command a majority in the house and out our party political society, that person would be the leader of the party with the biggest block of votes, either from within their own party, or at the head of a coalition of parties. the PM doesn't appoint themselves. if the PM stands down as party leader then it's for the party to elect a new leader. if the party still commands the biggest majority, then the new leader is invited to be PM and form a government. the new leader may choose - as the last one did - to call a G/E to obtain their own mandate, but there's no requirement to do that. as stated, the electorate does not choose the PM.

[jim360]

Who can say? But then again, why did the Telegraph emphasise the savings for rich people?

Also, I'm sure it's coincidence that Boris Johnson suggested a new threshold of £80,000 when his salary currently is £79,500.

[ichkeria]

The telegraph and the bbc are saying the same thing?
What’s been left out? Where the money is coming from?
It’s actually the money from the No Deal contingency (so presumably in the event of a No Deal it would not get spent on that) rather than some of the £35 billion he’s pledged, possibly illegally, to try and blackmail the EU with.
Anyway this is much more interesting than talking about Esther Mc ...

[ToraToraTora]

jim: "Who can say? But then again, why did the Telegraph emphasise the savings for rich people? " - £80k, Rich? right oh!

[gulliver1]

Dont mind the Scouse accent so much , its the Cockney accent that I can not stand.